How Do You Pick Escarole

Endive and escarole can be harvested whole. Cut the head away from the roots a little above the ground with a serrated knife. If the weather is cool, but not cold, leaves will re-sprout from the crown of the plant and be ready for picking in about two weeks.

Does escarole grow back?

Endive and escarole are cool-season biennials grown as annuals. Both are salad greens similar to lettuce but stronger flavored. Both are commonly blanched to give them a paler appearance and milder flavor. Both grow from a large rosette of light-green leaves in the center that gradate to dark-green at the outer edges.

Can you eat escarole raw?

You can eat escarole raw in salads or cook it in a variety of ways, including sautéing and grilling. Adding acids will tone down its bitterness, as will cooking it.